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Paint Shop Pro X

Fade from Color to Greyscale

Preview image for the Fade From Color to Greyscale tutorial.

Image credits » morgueFile

Open your image, hit Shift + D to duplicate it and close the original.

Add a new raster layer and set the blend mode to Saturation.

Set the foreground to gradient.

Click on the gradient preview window (materials palette) to open the Material Properties. Click on the Edit button to open the Gradient Editor.

There’s no need to choose a specific gradient because you’ll be creating a new one. All you have to do is click on the Edit button.

Select New and give a name to your gradient.
Use the settings as shown below:

Click OK and answer YES in order to save your changes.
The settings on the Material Properties box is up to you.

Now all you have to do is flood fill the new layer with the gradient.

Tip: modify the sliders’ positions in the Gradient Editor in order to get different results.

Photo Manipulation · Sep 25, 2005 ·